AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour - who gave a character reference for Richmond's Bachar Houli at the AFL Tribunal hearing last week - has been reported for an on-field incident over the weekend.
Fahour was playing for West Preston-Lakeside against Whittlesea on Saturday in the Northern Football League, and was reported for striking an opponent.
This is the moment AFL diversity manager Ali Fahour punches an opponent in a northern football league game on Saturday.
Horrendous. pic.twitter.com/LtVgj2wFLH
— Sam McClure (@sam_mcclure) July 3, 2017
Video captured the punch, with vision showing Fahour running into the melee to throw one punch before going on to remonstrate with other players.
The Herald Sun reported the news on Monday afternoon, and they believe the victim's family were in attendance at the game.
It isn't the first time Fahour has been in hot-water, after an incident in 2012 saw him involved in an altercation with a spectator after leaving the field of play.
Sources say Fahour was allegedly suspended for 4 weeks earlier this season. Was reprimanded for alleged incidents 2012
— Tom Browne (@TomBrowne7) July 3, 2017
“We are aware of it, he told us on the weekend that he had been reported,” the AFL told the Herald Sun on Monday.
“Our understanding is the tribunal is Wednesday night. Obviously from an AFL point of view our expectation within our competition is that our clubs, players and administrators follow the tribunal process.
“Therefore the AFL in this case certainly needs to do the same thing to the Northern Football League.
“There will be a tribunal this week and we need to respect that and not offer a great deal of commentary in advance, other than to confirm that yes he has a charge he needs to answer.”
